Estate and Nature Reserve in Bo'ness, Central Scotland
This Easter Saturday will mark the 460th anniversary of a dramatic episode in 1562, on the eve of Easter Sunday, when the troubled heir to the Hamilton dynasty escaped from his own father during the night, down a rope of knotted bedsheets from an upper-floor room. Volunteer guides from the Friends of Kinneil will explain… Continue reading Easter tour at Kinneil – anniversary of tragic heir’s escape on rope of bedsheets
Volunteer guides from the Friends of Kinneil will continue their free, regular outdoor walking tours at Kinneil House at 2pm on Saturday 2 April, Saturday 16 April (Easter Weekend) and Saturday 30 April. Ian Shearer, Chairman of the Friends of Kinneil, said: "As winter recedes, we are delighted to be welcoming visitors to Kinneil again… Continue reading Fortnightly free guided outdoor tour – Saturday afternoons during April
Volunteer guides from the Friends of Kinneil will resume their free, regular outdoor walking tours at Kinneil House this Saturday, 19 March, during the acclaimed Silent Film Festival (now in its 12th season) taking place at the nearby Hippodrome Cinema in Bo'ness. Discover the connections between Kinneil House and the reign of the young Mary,… Continue reading Guided walk at Kinneil House to feature Mary Queen of Scots link for Silent Film Festival weekend
A new guided tour from the Friends of Kinneil volunteer group around the artistic treasures inside Kinneil House is now available, from the comfort of your own home. Thanks to new collaborations, Great Place Falkirk has released exciting updates to the Falkirk Explored app, allowing users to discover more about the people, culture, and nature… Continue reading New virtual guided tour inside Kinneil House
Doug the archaeology mole has gone all festive! Visit Kinneil this festive season and do the Christmas version of the Hidden Heritage Trail! Follow the frosty trail, answer the quiz, and then complete the special snowy challenge inside Kinneil Museum to collect your sticker and free gift! Starts on Saturday 4th December. Pick up a… Continue reading New for December! – Christmas Hidden Heritage Trail + free gift
The Friends of Kinneil's free outdoor walking tour outside Kinneil House and Kirk this Saturday, 30 October, at 2pm (weather permitting) will have an eerie Hallowe'en twist. The family-friendly tour will last around an hour, and will feature some of the stories of Kinneil House and Estate. All ages welcome. Will visitors spot Kinneil's 'White… Continue reading Ghostly twist to Saturday tour this Hallowe’en weekend
A fun family day is taking place at Kinneil Estate, Bo’ness, on Saturday 25 September. The free event, hosted by Great Place Falkirk with the support of the National Lottery Heritage Fund, will celebrate the history of the Falkirk area with excavations, games, heritage tents, re-enactments, and more. It’s part of The Big Dig –… Continue reading Family fun at Kinneil Estate this weekend!
Volunteer guides from the Friends of Kinneil will run a free, new, regular walking tour around the outside of Kinneil House and Kirk in Bo'ness every Saturday at 2pm, beginning on 18 September until the end of November. Explore the story of this magnificent 16th/17th-Century palace There is no need to book, just turn up… Continue reading Friends volunteers to provide weekly outdoor guided tour at Kinneil House
The Foreshore of Bo'ness - from Kinneil Nature Reserve in the west to Carriden in the east - is steeped in history. The Friends of Kinneil has teamed up with the cycling and paths charity Sustrans to highlight some key local stories. Click the links below to read the articles - and visit the Foreshore… Continue reading Discover the history of the Bo’ness foreshore
Many thanks to castle re-construction artist Andrew Spratt for kind permission to share his wonderful impression of how the original Kinneil House might have looked after it was built in the mid-16th Century, and before the 17th-Century re-modelling by Duchess Anne Hamilton which gave us more or less the current form of the house. The… Continue reading Digital artist’s impression of 16th-Century Kinneil House
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